Financial Management

  1. The Financial Environment
    1. Financial Markets
      1. Money Markets
        1. Treasury Bills
          1. Commercial Paper
            1. Certificates of Deposit
              1. Banker's Acceptances
                1. Federal Funds
                  1. Repurchase Agreements
                  2. Capital Markets
                    1. Primary Markets
                      1. Initial Public Offerings
                        1. Seasoned Equity Offerings
                          1. Private Placements
                            1. Rights Offerings
                            2. Secondary Markets
                              1. Stock Exchanges
                                1. Over-the-Counter Markets
                                  1. Electronic Communication Networks
                                2. Bond Markets
                                  1. Government Bond Markets
                                    1. Treasury Securities
                                      1. Agency Securities
                                      2. Corporate Bond Markets
                                        1. Investment Grade Bonds
                                          1. High Yield Bonds
                                          2. Municipal Bond Markets
                                            1. General Obligation Bonds
                                              1. Revenue Bonds
                                            2. International Financial Markets
                                              1. Foreign Exchange Markets
                                                1. Eurobond Markets
                                                  1. Emerging Markets
                                                2. Financial Institutions
                                                  1. Depository Institutions
                                                    1. Commercial Banks
                                                      1. Deposit Services
                                                        1. Lending Activities
                                                          1. Trust Services
                                                          2. Savings and Loan Associations
                                                            1. Credit Unions
                                                            2. Non-Depository Institutions
                                                              1. Investment Banks
                                                                1. Underwriting Services
                                                                  1. Advisory Services
                                                                    1. Trading Activities
                                                                    2. Insurance Companies
                                                                      1. Life Insurance Companies
                                                                        1. Property and Casualty Insurance Companies
                                                                        2. Pension Funds
                                                                          1. Mutual Funds
                                                                            1. Open-End Funds
                                                                              1. Closed-End Funds
                                                                                1. Exchange-Traded Funds
                                                                                2. Hedge Funds
                                                                                  1. Private Equity Firms
                                                                                3. Interest Rates and Their Determinants
                                                                                  1. Components of Interest Rates
                                                                                    1. Real Risk-Free Rate
                                                                                      1. Inflation Premium
                                                                                        1. Default Risk Premium
                                                                                          1. Liquidity Premium
                                                                                            1. Maturity Risk Premium
                                                                                            2. Term Structure of Interest Rates
                                                                                              1. Yield Curves
                                                                                                1. Theories of Term Structure
                                                                                                  1. Pure Expectations Theory
                                                                                                    1. Liquidity Preference Theory
                                                                                                      1. Market Segmentation Theory
                                                                                                  2. The Regulatory Environment
                                                                                                    1. Federal Regulatory Agencies
                                                                                                      1. Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                                                                        1. Federal Reserve System
                                                                                                          1. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                                                                                                            1. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                                                                                                            2. Key Financial Regulations
                                                                                                              1. Securities Act of 1933
                                                                                                                1. Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                                                                                                  1. Sarbanes-Oxley Act
                                                                                                                    1. Dodd-Frank Act
                                                                                                                    2. International Regulatory Considerations
                                                                                                                      1. Basel Accords
                                                                                                                        1. International Financial Reporting Standards